Eaves-trough



l (NoMode1.) L. S. BONBRAKE.

BAVES TROUGH.

No. 485,573. 'Patented Nov. 1, 1892.

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LEWIS S. BON BRAKE, OF WAYNESBRG, ASSIGNOR TO` THE FOSTORIA STEEL ROOFING COMPANY, OF FOSTORIA, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 485,573, dated November 1, 1892.

Application filed October 16, 1891.

To @ZZ whomv t may concern.-

Be it known that I, LEWIS S. BONBRAKE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at VVaynesburg, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Eaves-Trough, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in eaves-troughs.

The object of the present invention is to simplify and improve the construction of eaves-troughs and to enable a strong and secure joint to be readily effected.

A further object of the invention is to en- I5 able the bead of one section to readily telescope into the bead of an adjacent section and to guide one bead into the other, and thereby save thelabor usually required to enter one bead into another.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended.

In the drawings, Figure I is a perspective View of a portion of an eaves-trou gh provided with a joint constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional View. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of 3o one of the sections. Fig. 4 is a plan View of a portion of a sheet, showing its form before it is folded.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

1 and 2 designate sections of an eavestrough, provided at their outer longitudinal edges with beads 3 and 4 Yand adapted to telescope to form a secure joint. The section 1 is folded on itself to provide a groove 5 to 4o receive an end of the section 2, and it is formed by inner and outer portions' and 7 of the fold, the latter portion 7 projecting beyond the section 1 and forming a tapering rest or support 8 to guide the section 2 into` the groove 5. The bead 3 is provided witha segmental projection 9 and is tapered toward the-same, thereby providing means for guiding the bead 4 of the section 2 into the bead 3 of the section 1 and enabling one bead to 5o be entered into another Without the labor and senin No. 4oasss`. (No man.)

trouble usually required. The outer portion 7 of the fold is provided at-the outer longitudinal edge of the trough with a curved extension 10, arranged over the bead 3 and pre-y venting the same spreading at the joint and adding greatly to the strength of the trough.

The sections land 2 are secured together by a brace 11, extending transversely of the trough and engaging the edges of the same.

It is provided at its outer end With a curved 6o hook 12 to engage the beads, and it has at its inner end an integral tongue 13, which passes through registering slots 14 of the section 1 and its fold and through a slot 15 of the section 2. The tongue 13 is bent upward 65 against the inner side of the trough and securely holds the section 2 within the groove 5 of the section 1.

It will be seen that the joint is simple, effective, strong, and durable; that one section 7o is readily telescoped into the other; that the beads may be readily entered into one anotherwithout the labor and trouble usually experienced in this class of Work, and that the sections are securely held against separation.

What I claim is- 1. In an eaves-trough, the combination of the section 2, having a bead, and the section 1, folded to form a groove and having the 8o outer or lower portion 7 of the fold extended beyond the latter and providing a tapering rest 8, gradually increasing in width from front to rear, said section 1 having a bead provided with a segmental extension 9, form- 8 5 ing a tapering end, which, with the tapering rest, enables the section 2 to be readily inserted in the sect-ion 1, substantially as described.

2. In an eaves-trough, the combination of 9o the section 2, provided at its outer edge with a bead and having a slot at its inner edge, the section 1, provided at its outer edge with a bead and folded to form a groove and having the outer portion of the fold, forming a curved extension, arranged above the bead, said section 1 having at its inner edge registering slots, forming an opening through the folded portion of the section, and also registeringwith the slot of the section 2 ,Which is reroo ceivediwthin the toid, and atransverse brace over the bead, and means for securing the having a curved hook engaging the beads and provided with atongue engaging the slots of both sections and looking the lattel` against separation, substantially as described.

3. In an eaves-trough, the combination of the section 2, provided with a bead, the seotion l, folded to form a groove and provided with ahead, the outer portion ofthe fold being 1o provided with a curved extension arranged sections together, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiiixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LEVIS S. BONBRAKE.

Witn esses:

WILLIAM RAEDEL, JOHN E. YARGER. 

